Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 11, 2019
Ahead of Construction, Temporary North Hero Grand-Isle Bridge Nearly Ready
After less than a year of work, construction crews with Cianbro Corporation are on track to open a temporary drawbridge connecting two islands on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Work on the $60 million project began in July 2018....
Associated Press - Thu March 14, 2019
Border Facilities Upgrades Close to Completion in Vermont
DERBY LINE, Vt. (AP) A $33 million project to upgrade the border facilities at the U.S.-Canadian border in the Vermont community of Derby Line is now "substantially complete."The U.S. General Services Administration said the upgrades at the port of entry run by U.S....
Associated Press - Thu March 14, 2019
Clean Water Fund Helps With Park Road Restoration
BOLTON, Vt. (AP) The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation said it will improve a state forest access road in Camel's Humpy State Park with the help of state funding. The road hosts a portion of the Catamount Trail and serves as a part of a popular hiking and skiing loop....
Associated Press - Thu December 06, 2018
Vermont Town Appeals to Get Bridge Repaired, Reopened
ROCKINGHAM, VT. (AP) A Vermont town plans to appeal to the state's congressional delegation to try to get a bridge between the state and New Hampshire repaired and reopened. The Rockingham Select Board agreed to contact the delegation to pressure New Hampshire officials to honor a 1994 agreement to maintain the bridge, Board chairwoman Susan Hammond told the Brattleboro Reformer....
Wilson Ring - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 08, 2018
Vermont Begins Last Irene Recovery Project
ROXBURY, VT (AP) Construction got under way Oct. 24 on a project to rebuild Vermont's oldest fish hatchery, which was put out of business by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. While the symbolic scoop from an excavator operated by Republican Gov....
University of Vermont - Wed November 07, 2018
UVM Board Passes Resolution for Proposed $95M Multi-Purpose Facility
The University of Vermont Board of Trustees has unanimously passed a resolution that lays out a specific financial plan for the Athletic Department's Multi-Purpose Facility project and paves the way for construction to begin as early as this winter, pending receipt of all the necessary permits....
Office of Rep. Peter Welch - Tue October 30, 2018
Legislation Opens Door to Repair Aging Flood Control Dams
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Oct. 10 that Congress passed legislation that opens the door for Vermont to receive federal funds to repair three aging flood-control dams....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 25, 2018
Vermont's $60M North Hero-Grand Isle Bridge Project Under Way
Contractors are working to finish a temporary drawbridge linking two islands on Lake Champlain with a race through the winter to have the new bridge fully functioning in time for the first seasonal opening of the bridge May 15....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 27, 2018
New Bridge Over Winooski River to Replace Badly Deteriorated 1930s Span
Construction crews in Vermont are counting down to completion of the new VT 14 bridge over the Winooski River in the village of East Montpelier. The long-awaited replacement will be wider than the existing structure, with a third lane and traffic signal added to aid left turns onto U.S....
Associated Press - Thu September 27, 2018
Vermont's Long-Awaited Transit Center Project Under Way
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Montpelier, Vt., officials said they began work on a long-awaited transit center. After nearly two decades of planning, work on the $12.5 million Taylor Street project — funded by federal, state and local money — will take a year to complete....
